Since I'm tired of telling people what's stupid and what's not while getting bombarded by 6000 individuals with different opinions that are so eager to show their critical thinking skills that they forget to bring any facts to back them up, I decide to actually do the community a favour and ask the most important question for any games. (again, in my mind)
Me and most other casual gamers would only play a game for 5 minutes and then decide if it is good or not. If a game leaves me with good impression, I will tell my friends to buy it and give it a shot.
If after 5 to 10 minutes I still don't get any fun out of it, and there aren't any promises of it getting any better, I will tell my friends that this game is a bit of old crap, and they should avoid it by any means.
Yes, I know it is unfair, but games are too easy to come by today. I have like 450 games kicking around in my steam lib alone, and I've only tried like 200 of them. The only way I would play a game for more than 1 hour is either someone I really respect said the game is a must try or I'm deeply attracted to it in the first few minutes. (again, I'm only speaking for myself and it is not intended to offend any people)
There are many games in my honest opinion that have impressed me at a glance. Heavy rain, Diablo 2, Starcraft 2, God of war 3, Uncharted 3, silent hill 2, Deus ex (that title music!), binding of isaac, Dark souls and demon's souls, Armored core 4A. Some of these games attracted my by their settings along, like dark souls and Armored core. Others give me the feel of freshness, such as heavy rain and binding of isaac. Many games start the player in a playground of mindless fun. The list goes on and on. So post below what games have left you with a good first impression, and why they did.
I'm tempted to verbally assassinate a few games that did poorly on this front, but I had enough objections and flame wars already. This thread is for positives and positives only. (If anyone is already offended and ready to kill me and burn my house down, then feel free to leave)
Me and most other casual gamers would only play a game for 5 minutes and then decide if it is good or not. If a game leaves me with good impression, I will tell my friends to buy it and give it a shot.
If after 5 to 10 minutes I still don't get any fun out of it, and there aren't any promises of it getting any better, I will tell my friends that this game is a bit of old crap, and they should avoid it by any means.
Yes, I know it is unfair, but games are too easy to come by today. I have like 450 games kicking around in my steam lib alone, and I've only tried like 200 of them. The only way I would play a game for more than 1 hour is either someone I really respect said the game is a must try or I'm deeply attracted to it in the first few minutes. (again, I'm only speaking for myself and it is not intended to offend any people)
There are many games in my honest opinion that have impressed me at a glance. Heavy rain, Diablo 2, Starcraft 2, God of war 3, Uncharted 3, silent hill 2, Deus ex (that title music!), binding of isaac, Dark souls and demon's souls, Armored core 4A. Some of these games attracted my by their settings along, like dark souls and Armored core. Others give me the feel of freshness, such as heavy rain and binding of isaac. Many games start the player in a playground of mindless fun. The list goes on and on. So post below what games have left you with a good first impression, and why they did.
I'm tempted to verbally assassinate a few games that did poorly on this front, but I had enough objections and flame wars already. This thread is for positives and positives only. (If anyone is already offended and ready to kill me and burn my house down, then feel free to leave)